Censorship in Russia

       Headlines don't get much more depressing than this: in The Moscow Times Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber reports that More Than 80% of Russians Favor State Censorship of Literature, Film, Art. Yes, the good news is that: "56 percent of the Russian population think bans on theater productions, films and other artistic creations are unacceptable" -- but a little censorship, that's apparently okay with the vast majority.
       Yes:

82 percent of Russians agree with the state's control of films, books, theater productions and art exhibits. Respondents in favor of state censorship frequently said it was needed to prevent the injurious effects of works of art containing violent, vulgar or immoral episodes on society.

       Praise the Soviet legacy, saving contemporary Russians from themselves !